New Delhi, Oct 23: Record breaking Australian batsman Mathew Hayden today said his Test best knock of 380 against Zimbabwe recently would not change his fundamental approach to batting. "It (the record knock) does not change things. If any thing, it reinforces what I have been doing earlier," said Hayden, who is part of the Australian team to play a triangular limited overs cricket series beginning today.

Hayden shattered the world record for highest individual score in Test cricket with his 380 against Zimbabwe at Perth two weeks ago. The earlier best was 375 by west Indian Brian Lara, scored against England in Antigua in 1994-95. Hayden said he would continue doing what he had done all along -- bat to a plan.

"I bat to a plan, and I would continue to do so as long as I can. The game is still the same," Australian who would be celebrating his 32nd birthday on October 29, said in a media interaction.

Hayden had an ordinary debut in 1993 and was out of the national team after playing only six Tests until he made a grand return on the 2001 visit to India. The muscular Hayden aggregated 510 runs on that three-Test series, and has since then gone on to establish himself as a prolific run getter with nearly 3500 runs including 15 hundreds from 33 matches at an average above 70.

Bureau Report